Fallen pine needles pose a different set of challenges to leaves and thus require specific tools to tackle. Fortunately, ...

The weather is shaping up to be perfect this weekend for raking pine needles and creating defensible space in honor of Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. The Al Tahoe Firewise Community in South ...

I’ve noticed the pines are starting to drop their older needles. This, of course, brings out the gardeners to rake up the needles. The question is: What do you do with them? I’ve heard several times ...

What to you do with your pine needles? Do you rake them and bag them? Do you recycle them back into your garden? Or do you just ignore them and hope they will eventually blow away? Depending on who ...

At this time of year, when pine trees are shedding their old needles, my neighbors Mark and Olga are happy to have me rake up the needles that fall from their trees onto the street and their driveway, ...